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Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics to hold historic opening ceremony Friday

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Olympic rings at the Tesero Cross-Country Skiing Stadium ahead of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics on February 03, 2026 in Tesero, Italy (Photo by Alex Pantling/Getty Images).
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The Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina officially begin Friday afternoon with the opening ceremony at 2 p.m. and it’ll be one like we’ve never seen before.

Get ready for an unprecedented four-site, dual-cauldron opening ceremony, with references to Italian icons and culture, as the Olympics return to Italy for the first time in 20 years.

Starting Friday afternoon, the Parade of Nations will be held at the San Siro Stadium in Milan, as well as at Olympic venues in Livigno, Predazzo and Cortina.

This is the most spread-out Olympics — Summer or Winter — in history, with competition venues spread out over 22,000 square kilometers with two Olympic cauldrons.

As per usual, the people lighting both cauldrons is a closely guarded secret.

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